Epidemiology of food allergy and food-induced anaphylaxis: Is there really a Western world epidemic?

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 409-416

  Koplin, Jennifer J ^a   Mills, E N Clare ^b   Allen, Katrina J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

epidemiology; food allergy; gene environment interactions; genetics; prevalence; risk factors

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; VITAMIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ASTHMA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECZEMA; EPIDEMIC; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INDDUCED ANAPHYLAXIS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MILK ALLERGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHILD; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREVALENCE; WESTERN WORLD;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; CHILD; EPIDEMICS; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREVALENCE; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 84943230036     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000196     Document Type: Review

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